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2014-15 Deer Rut Report
Feeding and breeding. These are the two activities bucks are involved with during the fall and winter months.[…]
Hunting
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Cover: September 2014
Hunting season opens next month, so it’s time to make plans for where you’ll spend your weekends.[…]
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Haves and Have-nots — Teal season can be feast or famine
“Hmmm — six blue-winged teal would make for a nice day and plenty to eat,” I thought to myself the night before the opening day of the 2013 teal season. “Seriously? Six birds. One half dozen. Who’d of ever of thought the day would come?”[…]
Hunting
iON CamoCAM
The iON CamoCAM is a point-of-view camera designed specifically for fishing and hunting enthusiasts. CamoCAM is skinned with official Realtree XTRA-designed camouflage and includes a Realtree XTRA camouflage mount at no extra cost.[…]
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2014-15 WMA forecast
For $15, a hunter can hunt a wonderland of public lands and waters featuring the most-appealing habitat for big game, small game, migratory birds and other species in the Sportsman’s Paradise.[…]
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A wing and a prayer — Louisiana’s dove-hunting lives on
Nearly forty years ago, I made my first dove hunt near the desert town of Orogrande, New Mexico, while on a six-year stint in the Air Force.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hot Shot Turnip Greens Mist
Hot Shots® exclusive Bag-in-Can Technology separates the lure from propellant for a 100% pure lure. Just spray Tink’s Turnip Greens Mist from your hunting location to attract deer and create a forage hot spot.[…]
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Lost in paradise — Survival tips when you get lost in the woods or on the water
It was one of the most unsettling moments in my 50 years of hunting. In 30 minutes I had gone from standing in a familiar spot to being completely turned around.[…]
Alligator
Mississippi state-record alligator snagged, dragged to boat
The Mississippi state record for the heaviest alligator was set last night in the wee hours of opening of the 2014 hunting season when three buddies killed a 756-pounder hunting in the state’s Southwest Zone.[…]
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LDWF agents prepare for dove season opener on Sept. 6
Opening day hunters on private land can begin hunting doves one-half hour before sunrise this year, an important change to remember when the season kicks off statewide next Saturday, Sept. 6.[…]
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The Daisy BB gun
I have no idea what happened to it, but the first honest-to-gosh gun I ever handled was a Daisy BB gun given to me by my dad on my sixth birthday.[…]
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Hooked on quack: Mexican squealer gets stuck, dies in tree
An appropriate low-budget horror film title for this summer might be “When Trees Attack!”[…]
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Plan ahead like a pro
There are many things that hunters can do ahead of time to ensure they get the most out of their trail camera efforts during the upcoming hunting season.[…]
Alligator
Potential world-record gator harvested Saturday morning in Alabama
Everything’s bigger in Texas – except alligators, apparently.[…]
Deer Hunting
DeRidder hunter convicted of poaching trophy 18-pointer on Tensas River NWR
Earlier this month, Christopher J. Courville, 39, of DeRidder, pled guilty to charges resulting from arrowing a big 18-point buck during illegal hours on the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge in January.[…]
Hunting
Brother-sister duo win 2013 Louisiana Youth Hunters of the Year
Pineville is home to the 2013 male and female Youth Hunters of the Year, and they both live under the same roof.[…]